The read
It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
When elderly Joseph Moreau and his young wife Therese offer refuge to starving young dramatist Paul Savary, gossips begin to spread rumors of a love affair between the wife and the writer. For the good of all concerned, Paul moves into separate quarters. One day Paul overhears the gossip again at a café and challenges the purveyor of the lie to a duel. Moreau, for his own satisfaction, takes Paul's place in combat and is mortally wounded. Moreau staggers to Paul's apartment where he discovers Therese, who has come to beg the writer to refuse to fight.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- William HumphreyDirector
Cast
- Arthur DonaldsonJoseph Moreau
- Grace ValentineTherese
- James MorrisonPaul Savary
- Paul CapellaniLouis Moreau
- Gladden JamesFelix
- Louise BeaudetMarie Moreau
- Richard TuckerViscount de Bellerive
- Carolyn BirchHenrietti
- Robert E. HillCast
Stills
Themes
library of congress